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On the basis of resonating structure justify that benzoic acid deactivating for electrophilic substitution and undergo electrophilic substitution at the meta position

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Electrophilic substitution in benzoic acid takes place at meta position. ... as there is a positive charge on ortho and para position, the electron density is higher at meta position and hence electrophilic substitution takes place at meta position.

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